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War Pensions: Applications

Commons · Question 1856 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 26 May 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average and (b) median processing times were for (i) initial claims and (ii) deterioration claims under the War Pension Scheme in each of the last three financial years; and what steps the Department

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 26 May 2026

The following table shows the average and median clearance times for initial and deterioration claims under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) over the last two financial years. Clearance times refer to the number of working days between when the Ministry of De...